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Two new species of palm-leaf skeletonizers (Lepidoptera: Pterolonchidae: Homaledra Busck)

  • 1. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry 1911 SW 34 Street Gainesville, FL 32608 USA

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Hayden, James E. (2021): Two new species of palm-leaf skeletonizers (Lepidoptera: Pterolonchidae: Homaledra Busck). Insecta Mundi 2021 (859): 1-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5041755

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